我的大学｜韩若琦：跟随兴趣的脚步发展自己

MY UNNC STORY

韩若琦

Han Ruoqi

2021届宁波诺丁汉大学国际商务经济学专业

毕业去向：美国宾夕法尼亚大学统计学硕士

Han Ruoqi is a graduate of the 2021 International Business Economics programme from Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China). She has received offers from several universities and will be pursuing a master's degree in Statistics, Measurement Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART) at the University of Pennsylvania.Let's hear her story.

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韩若琦，诺丁汉大学商学院（中国）（以下简称“宁诺商学院”）国际商务经济学专业2021届本科毕业生。在毕业前夕，她拿到了多所大学的录取通知书，决定在毕业后前往美国宾夕法尼亚大学攻读统计学硕士。在宁诺商学院度过的四年中，韩若琦通过丰富的校园实践和实习经历，找到了自己今后想要的发展方向。在表达自己的想法的同时，实现自我成长，从事自己喜欢的工作，对周围人产生积极的影响。她说：“宁诺让我敢于表达自己，明白自己喜欢什么，敢于追求自己的热爱。”

为什么选择UNNC（宁诺）?

• 家庭的支持

韩若琦的家人对她学习商科是非常支持的。“我比较活泼，擅长和人们沟通，他们比较了解我的性格，认为我比较适合成为一个商科学生。在日常生活中他们也会通过言语引导，通过一件件小事，发展我的商业洞察力。”

• 更好的朋友圈

其实在选择宁诺之前，韩若琦也有在出国留学和就读国内高校中作对比，考虑过到加拿大或是澳洲。“后来选择宁诺，是被作为诺丁汉global campus（全球校园）独特的优势吸引，学生能更好地了解国内的市场环境与趋势，了解企业文化，并且在国内搭建很好的关系网络。作为一个商科学生，了解市场和大环境是非常重要的，考虑到自己将来会回到国内发展，相比出国留学，在宁诺就读的体验能让我获得一个bonus（红利）：更好的校友网络。在宁诺的这四年我很开心，学习和生活的感受确实让我不后悔当初的选择。既生活在中国，又有国际视野，是UNNC非常好的一个特色。”

在 UNNC（宁诺）四年的经历

在表达自己中不断成长

• 社团组织

大一的时候韩若琦在创行（Enactus）参加了“文胸实验室”项目，在这个项目在将良好的生活习惯和生活态度带给更多的女性朋友的同时，还承担着唤醒女性意识和女权运动的重任。在大二的时候，她又作为项目经理带领项目进一步发展，在兼顾舒适度的同时不断简化产品设计与生产过程降低成本，并将文胸分发给欠发达地区，努力创造更多的社会效益。韩若琦表示，在创行的经历让自己对于“社会企业”的概念有了更加深刻的理解与感悟，有机会把课堂上创业学、管理学的知识与实践相结合。

• 实习经历

大一暑假，韩若琦在汇丰银行完成了暑期实习。通过这次实习，她对于金融行业的运转方式与工作内容有了初步的认知。“这让我对以后的职业发展有了初步的规划，同时让我更加坚定地选择商科。这段实习也启发了我之后选择国际商务经济学这个专业方向，因为经济学作为一个更加强调分析方法而不局限领域的学科，能够更好帮助自己快速了解一个行业，洞察宏观趋势。

大二暑假，韩若琦选择了参加了北大夏校的跨文化研究等课程。“这是一个我比较感兴趣的方向，虽然其他的同学们可能会在夏校的时候选择一些和自己专业关联度较高的课程来巩固知识，但我选择跟随我的兴趣做选择，拓宽自己知识面，因为没有什么是一定的，在宁诺，你不会被要求一定要做什么。发挥热爱，做对你有益的事情就好。”

大三暑假，韩若琦去到了埃森哲管理咨询。“在客户公司驻场咨询，给了我非常宝贵的机会从外部的视角审视一个企业，分析现状、找出痛点、洞察需求，给出解决方案提升企业效率与盈利能力。这段实习让我了解到管理咨询的方法论以及对从业者的要求和他们的生活工作状态，让我明确未来职业发展方向。有了更明确的目标，和实习过程中前辈的指导，激励我冲刺美国藤校。” 韩若琦表示，回顾寻找实习机会的阶段，非常感谢学校给到的许多资源，比如：模拟面试，就业指导办公室简历修改，和‘明星’STAR职业发展讲堂等。“这些资源让我更好地了解到相关行业动态，最终我也顺利地拿到了我心仪学校的录取通知书。”

• 硕士申请

时间来到申请季，虽然有GRE、本科学位的双重压力，但是在韩若琦的努力下，她顺利申请到了霍普金斯大学的应用经济学（Applied economics）、宾夕法尼亚大学的统计学（Statistics measurement assessment and research of technology）、新加坡国立大学的管理学硕士（Management）等项目。最终，她决定选择去宾夕法尼亚大学继续深造。

在忙忙碌碌的学习和实习之余，韩若琦也不忘发展自己的兴趣爱好。她在参加宁诺博雅学堂的红酒品鉴活动之后发现自己对品酒的兴趣，她还选择考取了相关证书。此外她也很喜欢有设计感的服饰，并在大学期间和朋友共同设计一系列服饰。

在学校的帮助下成长

回顾自己的大学四年生活，韩若琦非常感谢宁诺的教育体系与培养方式。“让我印象最深的是宁诺的小班制度，在小课上，老师鼓励提问与质疑，我们反复讨论，老师引导你进行思考而不是直接给出‘标准答案’，培养出的是独立思考问题的能力、创造性和批判性思维。小课上每个学生都会被关注、被鼓励。宁诺能够给到每个学生的资源其实是很多的， office hour（师生互动时间）和邮件预约时间，Moodle学习平台为我们提供了线上、线下并行的学术帮助。”

“个人导师周海波副教授给了我很多帮助。当在我面对职业选择，学术发展的困惑时，她都会耐心地倾听并且给出具体实用的建议，能够帮助我及时消化压力。同时她也介绍我认识一些现在正在从事我所感兴趣的创业项目的毕业生，给我很多机会与帮助。她是我的良师益友，我非常感激她。”

经验分享

Highlights （敲黑板！）

“大学的四年，比起申研的去向、学位更加重要的，是找到自己真正的热爱，如果你发现了自己真正的目标，同时也会发现人与人是多么的不一样，优秀的定义与标准也是有不同的。”

“正如Harry R.Lewis所说，大学的本意是提供机会给年轻人去尝试和探索，让其发现新的角度来观察这个世界，并在这个过程中发现自己内在的新的能力。”

（摘录来自: [美]威廉德雷谢维奇 著. “优秀的绵羊”。iBooks.）

韩若琦参加宁诺“彩色跑”活动

“我觉得实习也是很重要的，因为这是商科学生将学到的知识运用到实际场景中的过程，同时，实习也可以强化我们对课堂所学知识的理解。”

申请研究生

“其实选择去美国读研的决定来源于我在埃森哲的实习经历，接触到了许多优秀的前辈，作为咨询顾问，他们大多来自英国的G5或是美国顶尖学校。我希望美国顶尖学校能够作为我在毕业后求职的敲门砖。同时相对G5来说，申请美国的选择会更多一些，并且美国的评价体系会更加丰富，总体来看“软实力”会被赋以更多的权重，如果你能和面试官愉快聊天，说不定就已经成功了一大半；同时，在本科阶段体验了英式教育体系，我也想要在研究生阶段体验一下美式教育体系。”

“作为英制本科申请美国硕士，我觉得可以根据申请方向适当的补充些量化课程，比较推荐Coursera。”

“在申请选校的过程中，要建立对一个学校‘好’的标准以及明确申研的目的，有的人想留美有的人想要更高的回国认可度，有的人看中课程设置、学习方向，有的人看重校友去向。最好先明确自己的标准，找到适合自己的才是最重要的。”

在采访中，韩若琦坦言她的职业发展目标方向是管理咨询，同时她希望自己能成为一个独立女性，并通过商业的方式产生对社会的影响 ，让企业更有生命力地运转 、创造更多就业机会、对社会产生更大的价值。祝福韩若琦！

My UNNC Story | Han Ruoqi:Develop myself by following interests

Han Ruoqi is a graduate of the 2021 International Business Economics programme from Nottingham University Business School China (NUBS China). She has received offers from several universities and will be pursuing a master's degree in Statistics, Measurement Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART) at the University of Pennsylvania.

During her four years at NUBS China, Ruoqi found her way through various campus activities and internship experiences. She could express her ideas, grow, work in the areas she loved, and positively impact those around her. She said, "UNNC has allowed me to express myself, find out what I like, and pursue my passion."

Why NUBS China?

• Support from the family

Ruoqi's parents are supportive of her business studies. "I am vivacious and good at communicating with people. They know my personality and think I am suited to being a business student. In regular life, they also develop my business insights."

• Better relationship network

In fact, before choosing NUBS China, Ruoqi compared studying abroad and attending a domesticuniversity. "In the end, I was attracted by the unique advantages of Nottingham’s campuses around the globe. Students can better understand the domestic market environment and trends, and corporate culture, as well as build a good relationship network in China. As a business student, I need to understand the market and the overall environment. Considering that I will go back to China in the future, compared with studying abroad, the experience of studying at NUBS China will give me a bonus – a better alumni network. My four years of studying and living in UNNC have been enjoyable, and I am sure that I made the right choice. Living in China and developing an international perspective is what makes UNNC very special."

Four years of experience at UNNC

Express yourself as you grow

• Extracurricular activities:

In her first year, Ruoqi participated in the "Bra Lab" project for an international non-profit organisation. This project was not only about fostering good habits and attitudes about life in women, but also about undertaking the social responsibility of awakening women’s awareness and the feminist movement.

In her second year, she further developed the project as Project Manager. Part of her work was constantly simplifying the product design and production process of bras to reduce costs, while also taking comfort into account. She distributed these bras to less developed areas, creating social value. Ruoqi said that thisexperience gave her a better and deeper understanding of the concept of "social enterprise" because it allowed her to combine entrepreneurial knowledge and management from the classroom with practice.

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• Internship experience

In the summer of her first year at university, Ruoqi completed an internship at HSBC. Through it, she developed a preliminary understanding of the operations and work of the financial industry. "It gave me a preliminary plan for the development of my future career and made me more determined to choose business. This internship also inspired me to choose International Business Economics as my degree. Since economics is a discipline that emphasises analytical methods, its usefulness is not limited to itself. It can also better help me to quickly understand an industry and develop insights into macro trends.

In the summerof her second year, Ruoqi chose to attend Peking University’s summer school, whose courses mainly focused on Cross-Cultural Studies. "Although other students may choose courses that are closely related to their degrees while at summer school to consolidate their knowledge, I chose to follow my interest and broaden my understanding. As nothing is certain, and in UNNC, you are not forced to dothings, use your passion and do what's good for you."

During the summer of her third year, Ruoqi went to Accenture Management Consulting. "Onsite consulting in a client's company gave me the valuable opportunity to look at an enterprise from an external perspective, analyse its current situation, find out its weak points, gain insights into its needs, and offer solutions to improve its efficiency and profitability. This internship allowed me to understand the methodology of management consulting, the practitioners'requirements, their living and working conditions, and the clarity of my future career development path. With a clearer goal and guidance from the senior employees during the internship, I was motivated to apply for Ivy League schools."

Looking back on her internship application, Ruoqi said she was very grateful for the ampleresources that UNNC provided, such as mock interviews, the Admissions & Career Development Office’s (ACDO) help in her CV revisions, and the STAR Career Talks."These resources gave me a better understanding of what was going on in the industry, and I successfully got my offer."

• Master's application:

During the application season, although she was under pressure from both GRE preparations and the degree programme, her hard work was rewarded when she received several offers: Applied Economics at John Hopkins, SMART at the University of Pennsylvania, Management at the National University of Singapore. Eventually, she decided to pursue her further study at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Hobbies:

Ruoqi found her interest in wine tasting after attending an activityduring a Department of Campus Life (DCL) workshop, where she also received a certificate in practice. In addition, Ruoqi likes clothes with a sense of design, so she designed a series of clothes together with her friends during her undergraduate study.

Grow up with the help of UNNC

Looking back on her four years of university life, Ruoqi is very grateful for UNNC’s education system and methods.

"What impresses me most is the small class system of UNNC. In small classes, the teachers encourage us to question, and we discuss constantly. They guide you to think instead of directly giving 'standard answers', and what they develop is creativity and the ability of independent and critical thinking. Each student will be cared for and encouraged in small classes. There are many resources that UNNC can provide to every student, from office hours and email appointments to the Moodle platform, which provides online and offline academic support.”

"I got a lot of help from my personal tutor, DrHaibo Zhou. When I was faced with the confusion of career choice and academic development, she would listen patiently and give me greatsuggestions, which helped me handle the pressure. At the same time, she also introduced me to some graduates who are now engaged in entrepreneurial projects that I am interested in, giving me a lot of opportunities and help. She has been a mentor to me, and I am very grateful to her.”

Sharing experience

Highlights

"In my four years at UNNC, finding my true passionis more important than postgraduate choices and my degree. If we candiscover our true purpose, wewill also discover how different people are. There are thousands of different definitions and standards for success."

As Harry R. Lewis argued thatthe purpose of college is to provide young people with opportunities to experiment and explore, to discover new ways of seeing the world, and to discover new abilities with themselves in the process.

Excerpt from Excellent Sheep by William Deresiewicz

"I think internships are important because they allowstudents to apply what they have learned to reality. Internships also consolidate our understanding of what we have learned in class."

Talkabout your further study application.

"In fact, my decision to pursue graduate studies in the United States came from my internship experience at Accenture, where I met many outstanding senior colleagues. As consultants, they often come from G5 universities in the UK or the top colleges in the US. I hope that a top American university can helpme broaden my 网址未加载pared withthe G5, there will be more choices available when applying for the best UScolleges, and the USevaluation system will be more varied. In general, your intangible assets will be given more weight. Furthermore, having experienced the British-style education system as an undergraduate, I want to experience the American education system as a graduate student."

"As an undergraduate from a British-styleuniversity applying for a master's degree in the United States, I think it is appropriate to supplement one’s skills with some courses on quantitative methods depending on the direction of the application. If so, I recommend Coursera. In the process of applying for a college, it is recommended that you have your own criteria of a 'good school'and the purpose of applying for graduate school in mind. It is better to clarify your own standards first."

When we are taking about the career plan, Ruoqi said her career development goal is management consulting. At the same time, she hopes to become an independent woman and have an impact on society through business, so that enterprises can operate with more vitality, create more job opportunities, and produce greater societal value.

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